Something with very good tracking ability with no sibilance and IGD , and with low surface noise , also to match my phono preamp I want to get the most out of it , deserves better than Elysssssssssss 2 . In the near future I want to buy RP6 so the cart will be used on RP6 as well. I was thinking ortofon 2m blue or Rega Exact that would be on the top of my budget .

Something with very good tracking ability with no sibilance and IGD , and with low surface noise , also to match my phono preamp I want to get the most out of it , deserves better than Elysssssssssss 2 . In the near future I want to buy RP6 so the cart will be used on RP6 as well. I was thinking ortofon 2m blue or Rega Exact that would be on the top of my budget .

In Birmingham is available only Goldring from those You've mentioned in Audioaffair but about £50 more than online . And there is no way I can fit that cart on my own I am only starting with vinyl . There is Music matters shop Superfi (they dont do cart fittings) and Richer S. So I have limited choice

is the Analog studio mirrored cartridge aligment protractor correct tool for Rega tables and for all cartridges ?

Stevebrock what aligment do You use ? I've set VTF 1,75 using my digital scale but on the tonearm dial it shows something over 2 , how can it be so inaccurate ? It means that people with no scale setting VTF on dial they using wrong tracking force , may be 1,5 or less?

is the Analog studio mirrored cartridge aligment protractor correct tool for Rega tables and for all cartridges ?

Stevebrock what aligment do You use ? I've set VTF 1,75 using my digital scale but on the tonearm dial it shows something over 2 , how can it be so inaccurate ? It means that people with no scale setting VTF on dial they using wrong tracking force , may be 1,5 or less?

I use the Rega aligment protractor!

The VTF tracking dial on Rega arms is only really a guide!

I set everything to 0, both VTF Dial and Bias

Then I balance the arm to so its hovering over the platter by 1mm by adjusting the counter weight

I then dial in desired tracking weight

Then have a quick check on the scales what the Actual tracking force is then adjust VTF to get the desired force as indicated on the scale

I experiment with the bias

£40-50 is a joke - its a 15 min job! Fit the cart self as long as you take your time, have all tools to hand and use a stylus guard.